Reasons why some people really have locks on their phones

Last week, we delved into the topic surrounding locks on our smartphones and how it plays a role in certain relationships. Naturally, there are many valid reasons as to why people prefer having locks on their devices, such as peace of mind in the event that it’s lost or stolen, but for others, their significant other might actually perceive it to be none other than a move to hide something. Whatever it is, we decided to ask the obvious question at the end on why you, our readers, think people have locks in place.

Interestingly enough, a small percentage of people polled in our survey mentioned that they have a lock in placebecause of their job. In contrast, we found that 1/3 of the people that voted "Yes" in having a lock in place, their significant other actually knows the lock code itself – so yeah, it makes you kind of wonder about that one. And lastly, the majority of those saying yes to having a lock, they seem to have other reasons as to why they have one in the first place.

Besides getting some serious answers from our readers, we decided to throw in additional ones that are quite valid when you think about it. So there you have it folks, here are some of the reasons why people have locks on their phones!

Reasons why some people really have locks on their phones

Yup folks, we’re not going to hide the truth in it all, so that’s why
we’re going to say it outright. No one wants to be caught or embarrassed
in the event that someone accidentally comes across your stash of porn
content in the gallery. Needless to say, some quick thinking excuse can
try to get you out of the awkward situation, but either way, your
reputation won’t be the same afterwards.

So that no one can see the porn videos in their gallery

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For younger handset owners out there, gaming is an obvious pleasure that
can be shared with other people. Well, if you happen to have younger
siblings that are intelligent enough to handle the intricacies of using a
fancy schmancy smartphone, they can leisurely power it on and get
their game on – all without your consent.

Siblings annoyingly want to play games on your phone

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It’s a no brainer people, but for those who have experienced it first
hand, people normally have passwords/locks in place if they’ve had their
device lost or stolen. With the latter, it’s even a harder lesson to be
learned if personal data is stolen in the process. Nowadays, locks are
the first things that can hinder an intruder from getting access, while
at the same time, the owner can attempt to track it down – well, that’s
as long as they have some kind of GPS tracking service enabled.

It’s a first line of defense in the event it’s lost/stolen

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This one actually caught us by surprise, as one reader pointed out that
they have a lock in place so they can show off to their friends a cool
way of unlocking it. Specifically, they mention the face unlock feature
of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Rather than using a simple PIN to
unlock it, ICS devices can accomplish the same by turning on the
front-facing camera, and see if it’s actually the owner doing it. For
those who aren’t accustomed to it, the feature can undoubtedly be
regarded as a cool thing.

Impressing people with a cool unlock feature

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C’mon people, we all know that this has to be on the list – especially
when there have been some high profiled public individuals that have
been caught cheating with their spouses. With the lock in place, it
seemingly hides all of their secret activities, but even with that, it’s
not entirely bulletproof. In fact, messages can still pop up at the
moment they arrive in the notification area – thus, giving the would-be
snooper the chance at finding out the truth.

They want to hide their affair with another love interest

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Simply, it’s calling something your very own that infuses people with
this sense of self-satisfaction. As one of our readers plainly made
obvious to us, it’s basically sheer principle because our smartphones
are personal to us. With the obvious things, like the worry of people
snooping around, it’s something that we all don’t want to happen – no
matter how honest or good-natured we perceive ourselves to be. Some
people just have one because they want to call it their own.

Having the sense of ownership

Reasons why some people really have locks on their phones

Yup folks, we’re not going to hide the truth in it all, so that’s why
we’re going to say it outright. No one wants to be caught or embarrassed
in the event that someone accidentally comes across your stash of porn
content in the gallery. Needless to say, some quick thinking excuse can
try to get you out of the awkward situation, but either way, your
reputation won’t be the same afterwards.

6th reason about Having the sense of ownership i liked the most. Personally I don't have a lock on my phone. I just don't need it, but I know why my brother locks his phone
in that case, I am not able to play on his mobile without letting him know this. And of course he feels very satisfied when sb asks him - " oh, and how can I unlock it? "
=))

Well with reason 2 change siblings for kids.
History erasure and incognito browsing hides what I have been doing.
On my phone texts come through and the first few lines come up so risk of the Mrs setting if I was up to no good.

Besides the Mrs could probably guess my lock pin esp as my daughter knows the last digit.
I suggest trying Prey or wheres my droid for an if lost tracking service. And hope the screen lock stops a factory reset.

Very valid reasons, but I lock mine in case I lose it and I don't want the finder going through my phone as it's attached to my email accounts and lots of other sensitive information relating to my significant other. It's personal device and must be protected which is why I also have anti theft app that allows me to remotely wipe the phone should I lose it. It's a good thing to lock your phone also in the case of butt dialing or just someone picking up your phone and playing around with it(that is the most annoying thing in the world).

Again, I want my phone to be instantly up and running, I don't wanna deal with a damn lock screen every time I want to use my phone. I am single and don't use my Galaxy Note for business and I sure as hell will never loose this big and white sexy thing, so thanks to no lock app, I am lock screen and guilt.free

It slows one down to have lock to use the mobile. I am using custom ROM MIUI on my galaxy nexus.It allows me to select specific app to have lock function, e.g., sms, email, gallery, file manager and etc..
Back to the original question, one surely needs lock for sms and emails for the same reason as in one's computer.
Why nobody ask or raise suspicion when one enable login function for computer?

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